The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) made great strides in the United States by requiring many organizations to provide accommodations for people with disabilities. Yet, religious organizations are exempt from this law. However, churches and synagogues should still make sure their worship space is accessible to everyone. Here at New Holland Church Furniture, we are …
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If it’s time for your church to invest in new furniture, you need to consider choosing wood church furniture. Not only will it last for years, but it is also versatile, beautiful, and sustainable. Studies even show that wood furniture is beneficial for people’s health. Let New Holland Church Furniture help you improve your church …
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For many places of worship, the role of the modern church or synagogue is evolving. By utilizing space beyond the traditional Friday evening or Sunday morning services, most areas of worship are finding they can expand their impact and reach. In fact, we’re finding that the new role of typical religious buildings is exceeding well …
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If we asked you to picture a church in your head, what would you envision? Would you think of a perfect white wooden building complete with a steeple, pews, and an organ? Or would you think of a contemporary worship space lined with fully upholstered and stackable wooden chairs? Church design trends have shifted a …
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Here at New Holland Church Furniture, we know the importance of a strong, visually compelling central piece of custom church furniture. Our handcrafted retablos are just that—quality-built, eye-catching unique pieces designed to draw the eyes of your parishioners, inspiring them while they worship. As time-honored, spiritual symbols, retablos have been a part of Catholic worship …
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Discover How to Protect Your Church Seating While Thoroughly Disinfecting Surfaces Here at New Holland Church Furniture, we handcraft our quality-built worship furniture and synagogue or church seating to withstand the test of time. However, maintaining worship furniture with some light cleaning and care routines is beneficial. Additionally, in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic situation, you likely have …
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When it comes to religious youth group activities, the internet contains many ideas and activities to keep youth engaged and inspired. But what makes a great youth ministry at a spiritual center or house of worship like yours? A youth ministry is more than just fun activities, ice breakers, and team-building games. Instead, a great …
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If you’re not yet familiar with our work here at New Holland Church Furniture, there’s one simple statement that gets to the heart of how we have approached worship furniture design, building, and installation through the decades: Custom is our Normal. And our most custom specialty may just be our radius curved wood pews. Why? …
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As social distancing continues this spring (and possibly through summer 2020), your congregational leaders may have already established some great ways to keep everyone in your community engaged remotely. However, many of us probably believed we would be back worshipping together by mid-April and are now looking for new ways to keep our congregations engaged …
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A few years ago, The New York Times published a feature in its Religion Journal that shared the new church building story of our customer, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. St. Martin’s made headlines when the congregation—one of the largest Episcopal churches in the USA—purposefully designed their new home utilizing traditional church architecture …
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